Educational Administration at Western Illinois University

If you plan to study educational administration, take a look at what Western Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and approximately 7,490 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Educational Administration section at the bottom of this page.

WIU Educational Administration Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Education Admin

WIU Educational Administration Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in education admin, making the school the #171 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Admin Student Demographics at WIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the education admin majors at Western Illinois University.

WIU Educational Administration Master’s Program

73% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of education admin master's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Of the students who received a education admin master's degree from WIU, 84% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Illinois University with a master's in education admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Educational Administration

The following education admin concentations are available at Western Illinois University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Illinois University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Educational Leadership & Administration	47
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	14
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	10

Careers That Education Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in education admin can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for Western Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	12,610	$103,880
Postsecondary Education Administrators	8,330	$99,690
Preschool Education Administrators	2,510	$57,560
Education Administrators	1,720	$80,440

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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National Center for Education Statistics
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